Carling World Open

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Carling World Open
Tournament information
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Established1953
Course(s)Board of Trade Country Club
Par72
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$175,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1967
Tournament record score
Aggregate274 Dow Finsterwald (1956)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper
Location Map
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Board of Trade CC
Location in Canada
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Location in Ontario

The Carling World Open was the last incarnation in a series of golf tournaments on the PGA Tour sponsored by the Carling Brewing Company beginning in 1953. [1]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenue
Carling World Open
1967 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper 281−3Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Al Geiberger Board of Trade, Canada
1966 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Devlin 286−61 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper Royal Birkdale, England
1965 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lema 279−52 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer Pleasant Valley, Massachusetts
1964 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Nichols 278−21 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Arnold Palmer Oakland Hills, Michigan
1963: No tournament
Carling Open Invitational
1962 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Wininger 274−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bert Weaver Rio Pinar, Florida
1961 Flag of the United States.svg Gay Brewer 277−31 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Billy Maxwell Indian Springs, Maryland
1960 Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Vossler 272−121 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Paul Harney Fircrest, Washington
1959 Flag of the United States.svg Dow Finsterwald (2)276−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Gene Littler
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Souchak
Seneca, Ohio
1958 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros (2)284−42 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper Cherokee Town, Georgia
1957 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Harney 275−93 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Dow Finsterwald Flint, Michigan
1956 Flag of the United States.svg Dow Finsterwald 274−143 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jack Burke Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Casper
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Maxwell
Sunset, Missouri
Carling Golf Classic
1955 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Ford 276−121 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Art Wall Jr. Charles River, Massachusetts
Carling Open
1954 Flag of the United States.svg Julius Boros 280−8Playoff Flag of the United States.svg George Fazio Manakiki, Ohio
1953 Flag of the United States.svg Cary Middlecoff 275−13Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Ted Kroll Manakiki, Ohio

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References

  1. "Carling - National Brewing Company". Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-06-03.